Architects are expected to have both aesthetic and engineering skills, and the great ones (Shigeru Ban, for instance) are clearly excellent in both areas. Leona

Architects are expected to have both aesthetic and engineering skills, and the great ones (Shigeru Ban, for instance) are clearly excellent in both areas. Leonardo Da Vinci is probably the most famous generalist. Steve Woz said that if you want to be a true artist (and he believes that excellent engineers are really artists), than don't expect to find happiness working for other people. Bosses simply have their own agenda, and fitting you into a hole is probably easier/more convenient.